Florida fails to support solar energy for homes and businesses
November 25, 2014
EPA Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Permit for Carbon Capture Facility; Facility will bring nearly $300 million in capital investments and increase natural gas processing
DALLAS – (Nov. 25, 2014) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Nuevo Midstream, L.L.C., to build three gas processing plants. The facility is located Orla, Texas about 100 miles…
Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
November 25, 2014
EPA IRIS program requests conflict-of-interest disclosures by commenters
By Richard Denison Richard Denison, Ph.D. , is a Lead Senior Scientist . Lindsay McCormick is a Research Analyst . EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) is now requesting that persons who make oral comments at its bimonthly meetings or submit written comments on its documents…
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 25, 2014
What happened to the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster? By James Urton, Mongabay.com. Nov. 24, 2014. “Oil trapped in the deep ocean from this event fell to the seafloor, like a light mist settling over approximately 3,200 square kilometers…” ( read more ) Scientist Gets More Support to…
40 Years of the Safe Drinking Water Act: The Small Systems Challenge
By Mindy Eisenberg, Protection Branch Chief When I meet operators and managers of water systems from small cities and towns, I’m always impressed by the tremendous pride they take in their local water services. Today, more than 94% of the country’s 156,000 drinking water systems are small,…
Oak Hill Capital Continues to Chart the ESG Course for Middle-Market Private Equity Firms
By Tom Murray Last year, Oak Hill Capital Partners released its inaugural environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance report . While you may have read about similar reports from private equity firms like KKR and The Carlyle Group on this blog, Oak Hill Capital’s report was significant…
EPA Awards Grants to Reduce Indoor Pollutant Exposure, Protect Public Health / Eight organizations in Calif., DC, Ill., Kan., Ky., and Md. receive funding to minimize exposure to indoor pollutants
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded funding to eight organizations throughout the United States to protect public health by reducing exposure to indoor pollutants, such as radon, and environmental asthma triggers commonly found in homes, schools, offices and…
Investor Confidence Project San Francisco Event Fires Up Energy Efficiency Professionals
By EDF Blogs By: Matt Golden, Senior Energy Finance Consultant Last week, EDF’s Investor Confidence Project (ICP) co-hosted an energy efficiency finance networking event in San Francisco, bringing together 70 local project developers, for the first-ever SF Inter-Connect . Held in collaboration…
A Bird's Eye View of Coastal Erosion
This was originally posted on the National Wildlife Federation's Wildlife Promise blog . By Kelly Wagner, National Wildlife Federation Each day I pass an egret on the way to work that lingers in the watery ditches in my town. It amuses me that this elegant bird seems to give little…
EPA Plan Will Reduce Pollution and Improve Visibility in Texas, Oklahoma
DALLAS – (Nov. 24, 2014) Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed action to reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to improve visibility at some of Texas' and Oklahoma's most treasured parks and wilderness areas
Latest Mississippi River Delta News: Nov. 24, 2014
Vermilion coastal projects focus on objectives that restore shorelines and lost marsh By Amy Wold, The Advocate. Nov. 24, 2014. “While much coastal restoration effort concentrates on building back marsh that’s washed away, it’s much more effective to prevent the loss in the first place.…”…
The Importance of Effective Community Engagement for Sustainable Infrastructure
By Hiwot Gebremariam Maintaining water infrastructure is a constant challenge, but effective community engagement practices can help. I am a first-hand witness of the usefulness of these practices. Growing up in Ethiopia, I saw community bathrooms and water wells properly maintained only when…
What We Can’t See Can Hurt Us: New Study Provides Insights to Find, Fix Oil and Gas Pollution
By Jon Goldstein How do you detect a colorless, odorless gas? It’s an important question especially when that invisible gas is as damaging as what comprises oil and gas pollution. We are talking about hazardous air pollutants (benzene), ozone precursors (volatile organic compounds), and greenhouse…
Reasons for Hope on World Fisheries Day 2014
By EDF Oceans Photo credits: Noel Lopez Fernandez, Jason Houston, Carlos Aguilera Today, fisheries provide just a fraction of their potential in terms of food and income. Although many threats, including climate change and habitat…
General Mills selects United Suppliers to increase fertilizer efficiency in the field
By Suzy Friedman Isn’t it nice when somebody steps forward boldly to do the right thing and is rewarded for doing so? General Mills did just that for United Suppliers and the SUSTAIN platform, which will help farmers improve nitrogen use efficiency and productivity. In July, General Mills put out…
Bringing New England cod back: History, Challenges and Solutions
By Matt Mullin Fishing boats in Chatham, MA. Photo credit: Tim Connor, EDF It’s time to face the fact that the cod fishery in New England is on the verge of collapse. The problem has been a long time coming. Decades of heavy fishing pressure, federal subsidies, counterproductive political…
Clean Energy and Job Creation Go Hand-in-Hand in San Antonio
By Jim Marston Source: CPS Energy While many are prophesizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) as doomsday for the electricity sector, Texas utilities are telling a different story. The CPP will limit – for the first time ever – carbon emissions from existing power…
Clean Energy and Job Creation Go Hand-in-Hand in San Antonio
By Jim Marston Source: CPS Energy While many are prophesizing the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) as doomsday for the electricity sector, Texas utilities are telling a different story. The CPP will limit – for the first time ever – carbon emissions from existing power…
Carbon markets reward 10 pioneering states. Who's next?
By Derek Walker Source: Flickr/Nick Humphries A handful of states are already proving that economic growth and environmental protection can go hand in hand – and they’re using market forces, price signals and economic incentives to meet their goals. These results are particularly salient as…
